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VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1
AUGUST, 1971
GäHJT
_ IN WAR, TRUTH fT±f*lï+\
IS THE FIRST ^5fîénf*7
C A5U ALT T AESCHYLSIU 5 ^T \ ^U ' äC
A PUBLICATION OF VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
LIFELINE
TO
CAIRO
At the southernmost tip of Illinois, at the confluence of the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers,
there is a small town that has
been around since before the days
of the civil war. During the war
between the states General U.S.
Grant trained union soldiers here
and it was known to be part of
the underground railroad for runaway slaves fleeing north., Its
name is Cairo.
Puring the post-civil war days,
and up to the 1920's, it was a
boom town and had the potential
of being another Chicago. However, traffic circumvented Cairo
about that time and went on to
CAIRO, ILL.: It can't happen'here?
Chicago, leaving Cairo in a state
of economic depression. Industry
moved out and people just kind of
forgot about it until recently
when it started making some papers (although not many). People
started hearing about this small
border town because it has been
involved in armed warfare for the
past 26 months.
At one time its population was
18,000, but has now shrunk to
6,000 persons, and since the i960
census 3,000 people have left.
Forty to fifty percent of the population is black. In the past
27 months five police chiefs, two
cont. p.3
THE PENTAGON PAPERS
First in a Series by Skip Roberts
I cannot emphasize enough that
we must bring home the truths of
the Pentagon Papers. The revela-
ions of Dr. Ellsberg show clearly,
that after the people of Indochina, the American people are indeed the greatest victims of imperialism and our military adventures overseas. Throughout the
papers, one can feel the arrogance and the contempt of. the class
of elite, who have run this country's foreign policy as their own
private chess game for the last
three decades, towards the American people and even towards their
fellow elite elected as members
of Congress to represent the peo-
cont. p«2
CID SEEKS VVAW SUPPORT
The American people are becoming more aware that the war in
Indochina is not fought according
to "The Rules of Land Warfare",
or any other established rules.
That is why our continuing Winter
Soldier Investigations are so important. The administration realizes this, and they have started
a nationwide investigation into
the charges that we have made in
WSI's across the country.
Having once been part of The
Green Machine we know that the
armed forces are not going to investigate themselves thoroughly
or fairly. The intelligence
branches of all services and in
some cases the FBI, are contacting vets all over the country who
have testified to war crimes.
They are asking them to give complete written testimonies, including names of all the people involved in any of the incidents
described. In some cases they
are using threats of reactivation
to try and force the brothers to
cooperate.
Our lawyers, William Kunstler
and Peter Weiss, have advised us
not to give the CID, Naval Intelligence, etc., any information
whatsoever. We urge you to follow this advice. We do not want
to scapegoat any more individuals.
If the grunts are going to be
prosecuted for obeying orders, the
people who gave those orders
should also be prosecuted.
It is extremely important that
anyone who has been contacted
send us a letter with a complete
description of the contact, in- •
eluding the names of the agents
and what they asked.
The Winter Soldier Investigations are an important part of
the work we are doing, so it's
important that they continue without the harrassment of the government. If you provide us with the
details requested, we can take
appropriate action against them.
Send info to Mike Oliver, VVAW
23 West 26th St., Jfth floor, ÏÏYC7
g? IOOIÔ
"Mere possession of unauthorized
printed material may not be
prohibited."
D.O.D. Directive—1325.6

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VOLUME 1 NUMBER 1
AUGUST, 1971
GäHJT
_ IN WAR, TRUTH fT±f*lï+\
IS THE FIRST ^5fîénf*7
C A5U ALT T AESCHYLSIU 5 ^T \ ^U ' äC
A PUBLICATION OF VIETNAM VETERANS AGAINST THE WAR
LIFELINE
TO
CAIRO
At the southernmost tip of Illinois, at the confluence of the
Mississippi and Ohio Rivers,
there is a small town that has
been around since before the days
of the civil war. During the war
between the states General U.S.
Grant trained union soldiers here
and it was known to be part of
the underground railroad for runaway slaves fleeing north., Its
name is Cairo.
Puring the post-civil war days,
and up to the 1920's, it was a
boom town and had the potential
of being another Chicago. However, traffic circumvented Cairo
about that time and went on to
CAIRO, ILL.: It can't happen'here?
Chicago, leaving Cairo in a state
of economic depression. Industry
moved out and people just kind of
forgot about it until recently
when it started making some papers (although not many). People
started hearing about this small
border town because it has been
involved in armed warfare for the
past 26 months.
At one time its population was
18,000, but has now shrunk to
6,000 persons, and since the i960
census 3,000 people have left.
Forty to fifty percent of the population is black. In the past
27 months five police chiefs, two
cont. p.3
THE PENTAGON PAPERS
First in a Series by Skip Roberts
I cannot emphasize enough that
we must bring home the truths of
the Pentagon Papers. The revela-
ions of Dr. Ellsberg show clearly,
that after the people of Indochina, the American people are indeed the greatest victims of imperialism and our military adventures overseas. Throughout the
papers, one can feel the arrogance and the contempt of. the class
of elite, who have run this country's foreign policy as their own
private chess game for the last
three decades, towards the American people and even towards their
fellow elite elected as members
of Congress to represent the peo-
cont. p«2
CID SEEKS VVAW SUPPORT
The American people are becoming more aware that the war in
Indochina is not fought according
to "The Rules of Land Warfare",
or any other established rules.
That is why our continuing Winter
Soldier Investigations are so important. The administration realizes this, and they have started
a nationwide investigation into
the charges that we have made in
WSI's across the country.
Having once been part of The
Green Machine we know that the
armed forces are not going to investigate themselves thoroughly
or fairly. The intelligence
branches of all services and in
some cases the FBI, are contacting vets all over the country who
have testified to war crimes.
They are asking them to give complete written testimonies, including names of all the people involved in any of the incidents
described. In some cases they
are using threats of reactivation
to try and force the brothers to
cooperate.
Our lawyers, William Kunstler
and Peter Weiss, have advised us
not to give the CID, Naval Intelligence, etc., any information
whatsoever. We urge you to follow this advice. We do not want
to scapegoat any more individuals.
If the grunts are going to be
prosecuted for obeying orders, the
people who gave those orders
should also be prosecuted.
It is extremely important that
anyone who has been contacted
send us a letter with a complete
description of the contact, in- •
eluding the names of the agents
and what they asked.
The Winter Soldier Investigations are an important part of
the work we are doing, so it's
important that they continue without the harrassment of the government. If you provide us with the
details requested, we can take
appropriate action against them.
Send info to Mike Oliver, VVAW
23 West 26th St., Jfth floor, ÏÏYC7
g? IOOIÔ
"Mere possession of unauthorized
printed material may not be
prohibited."
D.O.D. Directive—1325.6